Brook Thompson will read from and discuss her book "I Love Salmon and Lampreys." This nonfiction picture book is about the true story of an Indigenous-led environmental-justice movement in the Klamath River area.
Brook Thompson is from the Yurok (pronounced like "Yur-rock") and Karuk (pronounced like "Car-rook") Native American Tribes of Northern California. Miss Thompson is an author, scientist, engineer, activist, artist and a Ph.D. student at University of California Santa Cruz. She also has a college science degrees in engineering from Stanford University and Portland State University. Miss Thompson grew up in Klamath, California and Portland, Oregon. Her book is a true story about her life growing up along the Klamath River and her tribe's connection to salmon and lampreys when she was young.
LOCATION:West Portal - West Portal Children's Area CLASS:PUBLIC TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:-PT1440M ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:Event Reminder - Author: Brook Thompson, I Love Salmon and Lampreys END:VALARM END:VCALENDAR